Rashi Khanna

Rashi Khanna

Khanna at the screening of Madras Cafe (2013)
Occupation Actress, model

Rashi Khanna is an Indian model and actress. She made her Tollywood debut in Srinivas Avasarala's directorial debut Oohalu Gusagusalade.[1][2] She followed this with a cameo in Manam.[3][4]

Career

Khanna made her debut with the 2013 Indian political spy thriller film Madras Cafe where she played the role of Ruby Singh, the wife of an Indian intelligence officer Vikram Singh portrayed by John Abraham.[5] She had to undergo acting workshops before taking up the role.[6] The film—particularly the story and direction—impressed most Indian critics.[7] Reviewing the film, Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV stated that Khanna "makes an impact in a brief but significant appearance".[8]

Impressed with her performance in Madras Cafe, actor Srinivas Avasarala approached her for the female lead role in his directorial debut Oohalu Gusagusalade which also featured himself and Naga Shourya in the lead roles,[9] which she signed in late October 2013 after considering many other south films, adding that the scope of performing made her sign the film.[10] Khanna initially felt that it would be more of a dancing role with little scope for acting when approached for narration but found her character practically in every scene in the film.[9] She called her character Prabhavati "grey, stubborn, arrogant but in a lovable way" which she claimed to be very different from what she was in real life except for the fact that she hails from Delhi.[11]

Khanna confirmed in early April 2014 that she made a cameo appearance in the Telugu film Manam,[12] which had its theatrical release before Oohalu Gusagusalade.[lower-alpha 1] Oohalu Gusagusalade opened to positive reviews from critics and Khanna received praise for her work. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu called Khanna an "actor with potential",[15] while Hemanth Kumar of The Times of India stated that she gave a "commendable" performance.[16] The film was a commercial success at the box office.[17]

"When I heard the script, I kept wondering why Prabhavati behaves in a certain manner and throughout the shooting process, Srinivas Avasarala kept justifying Prabhavati's actions because she comes with a lot of emotional baggage."

 —Khanna on her character, Prabhavati in Oohalu Gusagusalade[11]

Her next Telugu film was Joru directed by Kumar Nagendra opposite Sundeep Kishan, Priya Banerjee and Sushma Raj which she signed after Madras Cafe and while shooting for Oohalu Gusagusalade. She played the role of Annapurna whom Khanna described as a "modern yet traditional" girl who "is highly emotional and cries at the drop of a hat", which she called an exact opposite of the character of Prabhavati she played in her previous film.[18] Khanna received moderate reviews from critics. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu stating that she provides solace along with Kishan, Brahmanandam and Saptagiri in a film which was "let down by incoherent writing and amateurish execution".[19] A reviewer from IndiaGlitz opined that Khanna "looks fine in a glam role but looks less than glamorous compared to her previous outing".[20] Joru was a commercial failure at the box office.[21]

Khanna is currently working on Jill directed by debutante Radha Krishna Kumar opposite Gopichand,[22] which she signed in early July 2014 after the makers approached her considering her performance in Oohalu Gusagusalade.[23] In late December 2014, she was signed in on as the parallel female lead along with Tamannaah opposite Ravi Teja for the film Bengal Tiger directed by Sampath Nandi.[24]

Filmography

Year Film Language Role
2013 Madras Cafe Hindi Ruby Singh
2014 Manam Telugu Prema (cameo)
2014 Oohalu Gusagusalade Telugu Sri Sai Sirisha Prabhavathi
2014 Joru Telugu Annapurna[25]
2015 Jil Telugu Savitri[26]
2015 Bengal Tiger Telugu

Notes

  1. ↑ Manam released on 23 May 2014,[13] while Oohalu Gusagusalade released on 20 June 2014.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Rashi about Oohalu Gusagusalade". Idle Brain. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ "'Language is not a barrier',says Rashi". Times of India. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ "I dont believe in Love @ 1st sight". Times of India. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ "I'm a Destiny's child". Rediff. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Raashi Khanna to debut in Bollywood with 'Madras Cafe'". The Times of India. 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "'Madras Cafe' new stills: Meet Rashi Khanna, the new woman in John Abraham's life". IBN Live. 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Kaushal, Sweta (23 August 2013). "Critics review: Madras Cafe is a must watch". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Chatterjee, Saibal (22 August 2013). "Madras Cafe movie review". NDTV. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Rajamani, Radhika (18 June 2014). "Raashi Khanna: I am destiny's child". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (21 October 2013). "Language no barrier for Rashi Khanna". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Kumar, Hemanth (14 June 2014). "I don't believe in love at first sight: Raashi Khanna". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  12. ↑ Kumar, Hemanth (7 April 2014). "Raashi Khanna does a cameo in Manam". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  13. ↑ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (21 May 2014). "'Manam' Release on 23 May: Will Akkineni Multi Starrer Strike Gold at Box Office?". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Oohalu Gusagusalaade to release on June 20". The Times of India. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  15. ↑ Devi Dundoo, Sangeetha (20 June 2014). "Oohalu Gusagusalade: Love has its way". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  16. ↑ Kumar, Hemanth (20 June 2014). "Oohalu Gusagusalade Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  17. ↑ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (28 December 2014). "Top Grossing Telugu Films of 2014: Allu Arjun's 'Race Gurram', Ram Charan's 'Yevadu', Nag's 'Manam' and Others". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  18. ↑ Rajamani, Radhika (6 November 2014). "'Joru is a slapstick comedy'". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  19. ↑ Devi Dundoo, Sangeetha (7 November 2014). "Joru: Slapstick merry go round". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Joru Movie Review - Convoluted". IndiaGlitz. 7 November 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  21. ↑ Devi Dundoo, Sangeetha (2 January 2015). "The new brigade takes over". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  22. ↑ IANS (2 February 2015). "A complete makeover for Gopichand in ‘Jill’". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Rashi Khanna to star opposite Gopichand". Deccan Chronicle. 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  24. ↑ Kumar, Hemanth (25 December 2014). "I'm playing lead opposite Ravi Teja: Raashi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  25. ↑ "Rashi new movie with Sundeep Kishan".Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Rashi to act with Gopichand".Retrieved on 12 June 2014.

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